DanaFBlankenhorn

Dana Blankenhorn

Dana Blankenhorn was raised on Long Island, educated at Rice University in Houston, and got his MS.in Journalism from Northwestern's Medill School in 1978. Since then he has been a business reporter, covering technology since 1983, and the online world since 1985. Employers include the Houston Business Journal, the Newsybytes News Service and CMP Media, for whom he created the first web news service to debut with a magazine, the Interactive Age Daily, in 1994. He's also written several books, a newsletter and, since 2003, has been blogging for himself and several employers, including ZDNet and TheStreet.Com. He lives in Atlanta.

Losing my dear wife Jenni. We've been together since 1975, day and night. She's my rock, my reason, the great love of my life.

The Fool:

Briefly review your favorite book.

DanaFBlankenhorn:

Haroun and the Sea of Stories. What is the sense of stories that aren't even true? Salman Rushdie's classic, written while he was on the run from the fatwa, is the ultimate defense of free thinking and the importance of writers.

My Story

Dana Blankenhorn is a lifelong writer and journalist, whose beat is whatever is around the next corner.
He grew up on Long Island, was lucky to get into Rice University, and there met the love of his life, Jenni. They married in 1977 while he got his journalism degree at Northwestern.
Dana and Jenni have raised two great kids in their Craftsman home in Atlanta.

How I Invest

I look for solid companies in areas that are growing. Sometimes I get in way too early. Sometimes I quit way too early. Diversification is good.